Houston Astros boss ‘can’t imagine’ a scenario in which the team becomes a seller

Things haven’t been great for the Houston Astros to start the year as they sit 10 games under .500 and seven behind the AL West lead as of Tuesday.

While it’s still early, teams are already planning for what could happen before the trade deadline, with suitors monitoring potential difference-makers that could be made available.

Normally, that’s the role the Astros’ front office finds itself in, but with their early season struggles yet to be resolved, some believe they could become sellers to recoup assets with some of their best players who should hit. free agency in the next two years.

However, general manager Dana Brown went to MLB now and put an end to this notion.

“No. No, I can’t imagine that. I think this team, this ball club is too good. We have a very good rotation, we have a very good bullpen…I think the production is coming (offensively). I think our guys are too professional. They are good players. I can’t predict any scenario in which we become sellers,” he said.

Of course, that was the expectation at the start of the season.

With Justin Verlander in the mix and paired with Framber Valdez, they were hoping a rebound from Cristian Javier would give them a great rotation with Jose Urquidy, Hunter Brown and JP France behind them.

But injuries put a major damper on that and they were unable to live up to expectations.

The bullpen and offense are in the same boat as their production is way down from what was expected of them.

Still, Brown seems confident that Houston will be able to iron out the problems.

“I think the key here is to win this series, win this series, win this series, get back to .500. Once you get back to .500 and start rolling, you get a five-game winning streak here , seven here, 10 there, before you know it you’re eight to 10 games over .500, it’s a long season,” he added.

While that sounds great and it certainly could happen, the reality is that the Astros might not be able to do the things their general manager has said. They may have gotten themselves too deep into a whole, especially if injuries and poor performances continue to haunt them.

It will be interesting to see if Brown still feels the same way if Houston hasn’t been able to turn things around before reaching the trade deadline.